UniProt functional annotation for P09464

UniProt code: P09464.

Organism: Pieris brassicae (White butterfly) (Large white butterfly).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Lepidoptera; Glossata; Ditrysia; Papilionoidea; Pieridae; Pierinae; Pieris.
 
Function: This protein binds the blue pigments bilins. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3202956}.
 
Subunit: Homotetramer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3430616}.
Subcellular location: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:3202956}.
Tissue specificity: Hemolymph.
Similarity: Belongs to the calycin superfamily. Lipocalin family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.